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How to get fromBasel to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry or ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeZRH - HER
    6h 27m
    €120–331

  2. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeSTR - HER
    8h 22m
    €112–333

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to LuzerntrainEc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    40h 6m

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeZRH - CHQ
    6h 55m
    €136–340

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    8h 28m
    €127–450

  6. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Stationbus206 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zürich hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    45h 5m
    €224–252

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to FeldkirchtrainRjx
    3. Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-KelenfoeldtrainRjx
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    2d

  8. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionferryAbs / ...
    2d 2h

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Colmarbus108
    2. Take the bus from Colmar to Tiranabus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 8h

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration3h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€67Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Basel to Crete. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Heraklion via Luzern, Luzern, Bahnhof, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 40h 6m.

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